C L Kagmi

Azhana knows she is special. The other children look up to her as she tells stories of fantastic adventures and great deeds. But her parents aren't always happy about Azhana's energy. They're terribly afraid that someday she'll get hurt while trying to make these adventures a reality.When Azhana's sense of adventure leads her high into the mountains and she becomes lost in a snowstorm, it seems her parents' worst fears have been confirmed. But Azhana survives - and with her a baby eagle, who she saved from the freezing winds.When disaster strikes, the clan's children are left alone with only Azhana and the frail old medicine woman to guide them. Realizing that their parents might be in danger, Azhana mounts a rescue mission to help the grown-ups and ensure the clan will survive the winter. Can Azhana and her eagle sister lead the clan's children to success, saving their people against overwhelming odds?This is a Genetic Eve story: a story of what life might have been like for the first girl born with a new mitochondrial DNA mutation. You can learn more about Azhana and other mutators by going to GeneticEve.com.

Before History... Jera lives high in the Zagros Mountains with her family. Her family is a little stranger than most: it includes a snow leopard named Fahd, who was born alongside Jera one snowy winter night. This year, Jera is finally old enough to join the hunters of her clan as they leave to travel to the distant grasslands in search of food. She can't wait to wander far and wide - and bring down prey of her own, like she's seen Fahd do so many times. But when Jera's hunt doesn't go according to plan, she has a mysterious encounter that will change her life - and her clan - forever. This is a Genetic Eve story - a story of what life might have been like for the first girl to be born with a new mitochondrial DNA mutation. Jera's special mutation - the J haplotype - allows her to breathe thin mountain air and stay warm in the cold better than her ancestors. These mutations help her to travel far and wide, and learn the secrets of her mountain home.In time, her descendants will share Jera's adventurous spirit. They will travel around the world, leaving descendants who carry the J mutation wherever they go.Follow Genetic Eve's book releases to learn more about other mitochondrial mutators, like Havva and Lulit, who help their families to survive the changes the Ice Age brings to the world around them.Learn more at GeneticEve.com

Havva lives in Ice Age Europe, where her people hunt majestic wild animals and harvest herbs, roots, and berries from the land. She has always wanted to be a hunter, but her grandmother says he clan needs her to be a healer instead.Havva isn't sure healing is a useful skill - until her whole family falls ill with a dangerous sickness.With her grandmother sick, Havva knows she is the only one who can find the magic herb that will allow her family to recover. She must cross the snow-covered forests and plains of Ice Age Europe alone to reach the Great River, where stores of the healing herb may be found. Along the way, she'll make friends with a wild wolf and a mysterious old man who knows the ancient secrets of this frozen landscape.This is a Genetic Eve story - a story of what life might have been like for the first girl to be born with a new mitochondrial DNA mutation. Havva's special mutation - the H haplotype - allows her to resist sickness better than her ancestors. In time, her mutation will be passed down to become the most common haplotype in Europe today Follow Genetic Eve's book releases to learn more about other mitochondrial mutators, like Havva's cousin Jera, whose mutation helps her to survive an Ice Age winter in the mountains after she is separated from her clan.Learn more at GeneticEve.com,